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Półgrosz - Casimir IV Jagiellon Kraków mint
| Issuer | Kingdom of Poland |
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| Year | 1446-1492 |
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| Currency | Grosz / Groschen (1306-1528) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the Polish crowned eagle displayed in the central field, rendered in the Gothic style characteristic of 15th-century Jagiellonian coinage. The eagle is depicted with spread wings and a crown atop its head, the body executed with fine punched detail typical of hammered medieval silver. A circular Gothic uncial legend surrounds the central device, reading + MONETA KAZIMIRI, separated by a cross at the commencement. The irregular flan and characteristic die-stress marks reflect the hammered production technique employed at the Kraków mint throughout Casimir IV's reign. |
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| Obverse lettering | + MONETA KAZIMIRI |
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Casimir IV ruled for 45 years without ever summoning a general sejm to approve taxation, funding his wars — including the Thirteen Years' War against the Teutonic Order — largely through currency manipulation and debasement. The półgrosz issues across his reign show a measurable decline in silver fineness, a deliberate fiscal tool rather than a minting accident. Kopicki references 379 through 384 capture distinct die groupings that help sequence this debasement chronologically.